Faculty translate, publish, present

Faculty have earned grants and fellowships, been published and presented at conferences in recent months.

Dr. Carys Evans-Corrales, professor of Spanish, has received a translation grant from the General Secretariat of Culture in the Ministry of Culture, Education and University Planning of the Xunta de Galicia (the autonomous government of Galicia, Spain).

The grant is awarded annually to selected applicants from all over the world to translate literary works originally written in Galician. The prize consists of a monetary award, plus publication of Evans-Corrales's next translation, “That's How Whales are Born” by Anxos Sumai, which she is translating from Galician into English.

Her most recent translation, “Ash Wednesday” by Miguel-Anxo Murado, was published this past summer.

Dr. Jonathan Chitiyo, assistant professor of special education, published the article “Psychosocial Support for Children Orphaned by HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe” in the Journal of Childhood Education this fall. The article looks at the psychosocial support orphans of HIV/AIDS need to ensure their healthy psychological development and future well-being.

Dr. Lisa Fiorentino and Dr. Tammy Haley, associate professors of nursing, were named teaching fellows with the Appalachian Teaching Project, an outreach of the Appalachian Regional Commission. The nursing faculty received a $4,500 grant to conduct research with nursing students on rural access to immunizations.

The students presented their research in December at the project's annual conference in Washington, D.C., and will present it again in March at Virginia Tech.

Dr. Pat Brougham, assistant professor of criminal justice, made a presentation, “Researcher Characteristics Associated with the Experience of Risk,” at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology in New Orleans.